One novel of this type by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells of the voyage of Miles Coverdale where he is introduced to characters suc
One novel of this type by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells of the voyage of Miles Coverdale where he is introduced to characters such as Zenobia in a utopic agrarian community. In addition to The Blithedale Romance, another novel of this type was written by Somerset Maugham and tells of Charles Strickland's abandonment of his wife and children to become an artist in Tahiti. Other than The Moon and Sixpence, other works in this genre include On the Road and The Devil Wears Prada. For 10 points, name this type of novel in which the characters and plot are thinly disguised references to actual events, whose name is French for "novel with a key."
One novel of this type by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells of the voyage of Miles Coverdale where he is introduced to characters such as Zenobia in a utopic agrarian community.
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